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NX 0344
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF)
Label Catalogue Number:
8.570344-45
8.570344-45
Running Time: 46:13
Digital UPC: 0747313034475
Release Date: October 2006
Release Date: October 2006
Composer
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Choral
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Composer
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber
Franz Xaver Gruber
Solo Classical Artist
Michael Bloss
Michael Bloss
Choral
Elora Festival Singers
Elora Festival Singers
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choral
Washington Choral Arts Society
Washington Choral Arts Society
Composer
Traditional
Traditional
Choral
Finchley Children's Music Group
Finchley Children's Music Group
Choral
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
Composer
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Composer
Harold Darke
Harold Darke
Composer
Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst
Solo Classical Artist
John Evanson
John Evanson
Genre:
Classical
Classical
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COMPACT DISC ONE
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
1.
Joy to the World
1:35
Solo:
Conductor: Donald Hunt
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir
CHARLES WESLEY / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
2.
Hark! the herald angels sing
3:03
Solo:
Conductor: Donald Hunt
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah, HWV 56
3.
Recitative and Aria: Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus)
6:01
Solo:
4.
For unto us a child is born (Chorus)
4:09
Solo:
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
5.
Messe de minuit pour Noel, H. 9
4:36
Solo:
Conductor: Kevin Mallon
FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
6.
StilleNacht(SilentNight)
3:13
Solo: Michael Bloss organ
Conductor: Noel Edison
Choral: Elora Festival Singers
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
7.
O Jesulein suss, BWV 493
3:10
Solo:
Orchestra: Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
Conductor: Norman Scribner
Choral: Washington Choral Arts Society
8.
The Angel Gabriel (arr. G. Rossiter)
2:33
Solo:
Conductor: Grace Rossiter
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group
9.
The First Nowell (arr. David Willcocks)
5:03
Solo:
Conductor: Andrew Sackett
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
10.
L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
5:26
Solo:
Conductor: Andrew Sackett
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI / HAROLD DARKE
11.
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
5:02
Solo: Michael Bloss organ
Conductor: Noel Edison
Choral: Elora Festival Singers
GUSTAV HOLST
12.
4 Old English Carols, Op. 20b
2:22
Solo: John Evanson piano
Conductor: Grace Rossiter
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group
13.
Ding Dong Merrily on High
2:15
Solo: Michael Bloss organ
Conductor: Noel Edison
Choral: Elora Festival Singers
14.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
3:31
Solo:
Conductor: Andrew Sackett
Choral: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
15.
Christmas Proclamation
5:28
Solo:
Conductor: Christopher Robinson
Choral: Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge
16.
Sussex Carol
2:09
Conductor: Grace Rossiter
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group
17.
Here We Come a-Wassailing
3:58
Solo:
Orchestra: Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra
Conductor: Norman Scribner
Choral: Washington Choral Arts Society
18.
The holly and the ivy
2:22
Solo: John Evanson piano
Conductor: Grace Rossiter
Choral: Finchley Children's Music Group
19.
What sweeter music
5:05
Solo: Michael Bloss organ
Conductor: Noel Edison
Choral: Elora Festival Singers
20.
O Come All ye Faithful!
3:52
Solo: Raymond Johnston organ
Solo: Robert Stringer treble
Conductor: Donald Hunt
Choral: Worcester Cathedral Choir
COMPACT DISC TWO
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, 'L'inverno' (Winter)
1.
I. Allegro non molto
3:30
Solo: Takako Nishizaki violin
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
2.
II. Largo
2:26
3.
III. Allegro
3:13
Solo: Takako Nishizaki violin
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
4.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Part II: Sinfonia
6:00
Solo:
Orchestra: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Géza Oberfrank
ARCANGELO CORELLI
5.
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, 'Christmas Concerto'
4:21
Solo:
Orchestra: Capella Istropolitana
Conductor: Jaroslav Krecek
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
6.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
4:13
Solo: J Reilly Lewis organ
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
7.
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Hob. XXI:3
2:56
Solo: Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone
Solo: Sibylla Rubens soprano
Solo: Andreas Karasiak tenor
Orchestra: Leipziger Kammerorchester
Conductor: Morten Schuldt-Jensen
Choral: Gewandhaus Chamber Choir
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
8.
3 German Dances, K. 605
3:19
Solo:
Orchestra: Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hayman
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
9.
The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
1:53
Solo:
Orchestra: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Michael Halász
10.
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
4:37
Solo:
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
NIKOLAI ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
11.
Christmas Eve
5:52
Solo:
Orchestra: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Igor Golovschin
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
12.
Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b
3:46
Solo: Eteri Andjaparidze piano
FRANZ LISZT
13.
Weihnachstraum, S186/R71: IV. Adeste Fideles (March of the Three Holy Kings)
4:06
Solo: Eteri Andjaparidze piano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
14.
Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60
3:03
Solo:
Orchestra: Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hayman
15.
Cinderella, Op. 87
2:55
Solo:
Orchestra: Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
LEROY ANDERSON
16.
Sleigh Ride
2:47
Solo: Eteri Andjaparidze piano
